WWF at Madison Square Garden (June 3, 1991) featuring the Desert Storm Match!
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07/20/20 • 72 min
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In this week's episode, host Jay Lauderdale and wrestling historian, Donnie Mueller, take a look back at a WWF house show from Madison Square Garden in New York on June 3rd, 1991. This card is noted for having the bloody brawl that was the Desert Storm match between WWF Champion, Hulk Hogan, and challenger, Sgt. Slaughter, with General Adnan. Is this house show, mere months before SummerSlam, actually better than the iconic August PPV? Donnie and Jay discuss this very question plus tackle how Earthquake's and Jake Roberts' feud was essentially an MSG-only mini-angle, the unnecessary WWF-izing of Ricky Steamboat and the Iron Sheik (and Tito Santana, though he's not on the card), could Steamboat and Perfect been the right call in August, why The Barbarian gets no love from smarks, the greatness of a Heenan-Fuji match, and if we just witnessed Paul Roma manhandling Road Warrior Animal. This and a lot more on this week's installment of The Wrestling Life Support Podcast!
In addition to the review, this episode features The Enhancement Talent of the Week and former Crockett Cup and NWA World Tag Team Title participant, Joe Cruz. Some of his greatest hits can be found here:
- Joe Cruz vs. Rambo (Sniper/Luc Poirier) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1YWl__d_bk
- Joe Cruz vs. PN News - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgaYQU7HEGk
- Joe Cruz & El Negro vs. Road Warriors - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbSg54oYJzE
- Joe Cruz vs. "Ravishing" Rick Rude - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07uUxwB_VZA
Thanks and we will see you next time!
In this week's episode, host Jay Lauderdale and wrestling historian, Donnie Mueller, take a look back at a WWF house show from Madison Square Garden in New York on June 3rd, 1991. This card is noted for having the bloody brawl that was the Desert Storm match between WWF Champion, Hulk Hogan, and challenger, Sgt. Slaughter, with General Adnan. Is this house show, mere months before SummerSlam, actually better than the iconic August PPV? Donnie and Jay discuss this very question plus tackle how Earthquake's and Jake Roberts' feud was essentially an MSG-only mini-angle, the unnecessary WWF-izing of Ricky Steamboat and the Iron Sheik (and Tito Santana, though he's not on the card), could Steamboat and Perfect been the right call in August, why The Barbarian gets no love from smarks, the greatness of a Heenan-Fuji match, and if we just witnessed Paul Roma manhandling Road Warrior Animal. This and a lot more on this week's installment of The Wrestling Life Support Podcast!
In addition to the review, this episode features The Enhancement Talent of the Week and former Crockett Cup and NWA World Tag Team Title participant, Joe Cruz. Some of his greatest hits can be found here:
- Joe Cruz vs. Rambo (Sniper/Luc Poirier) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1YWl__d_bk
- Joe Cruz vs. PN News - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgaYQU7HEGk
- Joe Cruz & El Negro vs. Road Warriors - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbSg54oYJzE
- Joe Cruz vs. "Ravishing" Rick Rude - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07uUxwB_VZA
Thanks and we will see you next time!
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